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Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
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Pressors and Inotropes ... Increase SVR > Inotropy ... #criticalcare # ... pharmacology #comparison #shock ... #management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... pressor added in shock ... in refractory shock ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... #management #criticalcare
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
Demystified Shock ... Vasopressors #Basics #CriticalCare ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Vasopressors, Inotropes ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare
SHoC-ED - Does Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Improve Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Undifferentiated Hypotension? 

Ann
SHoC-ED - Does Point-of-Care ... Ultrasonography Improve Clinical ... of CT scanning, inotrope ... Ultrasound #Emergency #Shock ... #Hypotension #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Dehydration Shock ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK ... ) Cardiogenic Shock ... vasopressors or inotropes ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... Rx 4 — Consider inotrope ... considered a weak inotropic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Shock can be caused ... The cause of shock ... is often clinically ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Shock #Differential
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK ... vasopressor or inotropic ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare